FREE ESSAY ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Capital Punishment
Capital punishment has become an increasingly controversial issue over the past two
decades. The problem lies between the extremes, is the death penalty an acceptable form
of punishment or should it be abolished altogether? Some believe that having the death
penalty will not deter a person from committing a crime. Others believe that the death
penalty will set an example and deter anyone from committing murder. This debate is a
complicated one. Capital punishment is a legal, practical, philosophical, social,
political, and moral question. I do believe that the death penalty will discourage a
person from committing a crime and thereby make society a safer place.
Capital punishment should be legalized in all states because it is morally just and will
discourage violent acts of crime. No other punishment would deter a person from
committing a crime, so effectively, than the death penalty. In fact if a person commits
such a violent act, then they should expect that their punishment fit their crime. A
murderer would then deserve to die and it would be their own fault for putting themselves
on death row. Society has the right to kill someone in order to protect itself, just as
an individual has the right of self defense for his or her own personal safety. Ancient
Roman law was understood as an eye for an eye. And of course, I can't forget the ancient
Egyptians and the most popular person to executed, Jesus Christ. People who spill the
blood of another should have their own blood spilt. It may sound a tad bit harsh but
think, what can a murderer possibly offer society?
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People who wish to abolish capital punishment argue that it is not morally correct to
murder a murderer. However I choose to disagree, because the one book in which most
people base their morals on says otherwise. In the bible (Genesis 9:6), it says that
whosoever sheds man's blood, by man may his blood be shed. The punishment fits the crime
therefore it is morally just. The respect for life requires the use of the death penalty.
It is morally right to sentence a person to the death penalty who has committed a serious
crime as murder. If someone has murdered a person it is unethical to let the murderer
live when you have an innocent person who is dead.
Society as a whole can be protected by the use of capital punishment. The death penalty
would protect society in that it would not let a killer have the ability to kill again.
People who wish to abolish capital punishment would say that condemning a person to death
removes any chance of rehabilitation. The truth of the matter is that those who have
killed have already gone to far and cannot go back to leading normal lives.
Rehabilitation is a myth. The government does not know how to rehabilitate a convict,
obvious by the fact that there are so many repeat killers. As far as the life-sentence is
concerned, there is just not enough room for all the convicts. Overcrowded prisons make
it easier for people, who might be close to returning to a safe level, to get out ahead
of their time. Soon it will be just chaotic, Max, even though you killed thirteen people
in three years, we have to make room for Bob whose killed fifteen people. See ya later
and enjoy your freedom. The death penalty would make it so a killer would never have the
chance to kill again.
The two main reasons that capital punishment should be legalized is that it is morally
just and it will deter future criminals. The way our society is today we need to continue
on with the 
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death penalty. It discourages murders and it protects our society. Clearly, the usage of
the death penalty will force crime to be unacceptable in our world and protect our
citizens. Not all crimes should be treated with the death penalty. The punishment should
fit the crime. If a criminal performs a premeditated murder they should be put to death.
It's that simple. Repeat offenders and people who enjoy killing do not deserve to walk
our street. It is important to send a message to all future thrill-killers that taking a
life means that they will have to face the ultimate consequences----death.
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